Vehicle



April 7, 1931. s. M. WAGEN 1,800,123

VEHICLE Filed May 13, 1930 INVENTQR WITNESSES flamuel marri-s' 715W? Mala BY M ATTORN EYS Patented Apr. 7, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE vnmcnn Application. filed Kay 13,

This invention relates to an improved vehicle of the, type commonly known as a scooter, and has for its object to provide a construction where the parts may be set for propelling the device or for merely supporting the weight of a person as the device coasts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vehicle of the scooter type wherein a pairof movable platforms are presented and 10 so connected with'the rear wheel as to present propelling and supporting platforms for a person using the device.

A further ob'ect of the invention is to provide a vehicle the scooter typewherein the 15 rear wheel is provided with a coaster brake and a pair of cranks, the same being asso ciated with moving platforms having crank supportsat the' -front' whereby by proper shifting of the weight of a person the scooter 7.0 may be propelled. or ma hold the-platforms stationary and permit t escooter to coast.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle disclosing an embodiment of the invention; as Figure 2 is a top plan view of the vehicle shown in Figure 1; I

-Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 2, on the line 2--2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings so by numerals 1 and 2 represent the'front and rear wheels respective y, wheel 1. having a front fork 3 connected therewith" and carrying handle bars'4, The front end 5 and frame 6 are ivotally connected by suitable mechanism with fork 3 so that this fork may be used for steering. The handle bar may be of any suitable .or well known type.

he frame 6 is made from two bars, as shown in the. drawings, the said bars being preferably parallel and provided with upwardly extending ortions 8 mounted on the axle of the coaster. rake shown conventionally at 9 forming art of wheel 2. Coaster brake 9 may be of any desired or usual ty 45 any convenient way, said cranks having pins 12 and 13 extending beneath the respective platform sections 14 and 151 Suitable straps or other fastening means 16 secure the pins 12 and 13 to the respective platform sections.

and has cranks and 11 secured thereto in.

1930. Serial Io. 451,996.

The'platform sections 14 and '15 are preferably approximately as wide as a persons foot and are provided with abutmcnts or sto s 17' and 18 so that the foot of the operator wi l not slip. At the front a pair of cranks 19 and 20 are provided, said cranks being connected by a suitable axle or shaft 21 mounted in a bear ing box 22. The bearing box 22 is carried by the upstanding lugs 23 and 24 of frame 6. Pins 25 and 26 extend beneatlrthe sections 14 and 15 and are secured thereto in a similar way to pins 12 and 13.

When the device is in use a child or other person stands on the' platform sections 14 and 15 and by shifting the weight causes the cranks l0 and 11 to rotate so that the rear wheel 2 will be propelled. .Rear wheel 2 is provided with a coaster brake conventionally shown at 9 and thus the operator may stop the ropelling action at any time by .70 merely p acing the same weight on each platform section. The device will then coast in the usualway of coasters. Also, in case it should be desired to propel the device bypushing one foot on the ground, this may be readily done as the coaster brake 9 merely coasts under these circumstances.

When it is desired to stop or slow down the movement of the vehicle, the platform sections 14 and 15 may be moved in a reversedirection so as to cause the brake mechanism of the coaster brake 9 to function.

It will be evident that the treadles or platform sections 14 and 1.5 may be stopped at r any time without stopping the movement of the vehicle and may again be started at any time, sov that when the device begins to slow down more speed may-be secured if desired.

1. A vehicle of the character described, comprising a frame, front and rear wheels for supporting said frame, said rear wheel being provided with a coast er brake, a pair of cranks connected with the coaster brake, 5 a platform section connected with" each of said cranks, and a crank mechanism for supporting the front part of said platform sections, whereby upon shifting the weight of the person standing on the platform sections 1 the rear yvheel may be propelled or may be retarded by a braking action.

2. A vehicle of the character described comprising a frame, front and rear' wheels 5 for supporting said frame, crank means connected with the rear Wheel, a pair of platform sections connected with thecrank means vand causing the crank means to function,

- and an abutment arranged substantially cenm tral of these platform sections for preventing the foot of the operator from' slipping. 3. A vehicle of the character described, comprising a frame, front and rear wheels for supporting'said frame, a double crank 5 structure carried by said frame near the front, a pair-of platform sections connected to the crank and means for connecting the rear part'of said platforms to said rear wheel so that upon the movement ofthe 20 platforms said rear Wheel will be urged for- Ward or retarded.

SAMUEL M. WAGEN. 

